Korean Journal of Veterinary Pathology (한국수의병리학회지)
- Volume 2 Issue 2
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- Pages.139-145
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- 1998
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- 1226-766X(pISSN)
Canine distemper outbreak in a zoo
동물원에서 집단 발생한 개 디스템퍼 감염증
- Hur, Kwon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
- Bae, Ji-Seon (College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
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Choi, Jae-Hoon
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
- Shin, Nam-Sik (Everland Zoological Gardens) ;
- Lee, Ki-Whan (Everland Zoological Gardens) ;
- Kwon, Soo-Wahn (Everland Zoological Gardens) ;
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Kim, Dae-Yong
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
- 허권 (서울대학교 수의과대학) ;
- 배지선 (서울대학교 수의과대학) ;
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최재훈
(서울대학교 수의과대학) ;
- 신남식 (에버랜드동물원) ;
- 이기환 (에버랜드동물원) ;
- 권수완 (에버랜드동물원) ;
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김대용
(서울대학교 수의과대학)
- Published : 1998.12.01
Abstract
A total of 5 animals including 3 raccoons, 1 badger, and 1 fennec fox kept in outdoor exhibits at the Everland Zoological Gardens showed depression, anorexia, dyspnea, serous oculonasal discharge, diarrhea, and convulsions. All the affected animals died within 10 days after the onset of clinical signs. This outbreak lasted about 4 months. On necropsy, major gross lesions were confined to the lungs. Red to grey sublobular to lobular consolidations with various sized tan to reddish spots were observed in the lungs. Histopathologically, the pulmonary lesions were characterized by acute to subacute bronchointerstitial pneumonia with secondary bacterial or adenoviral infections. Intracytoplasmic eosinophilic inclusion bodies compatible with canine distemper virus (CDV) were found in the lung, urinary bladder, kidney, intrahepatic bile duct, stomach, small and large intestines. Multifocal areas of severe demyelination and accumulation of gitter cells or nonsuppurative inflammation were seen in the brains of 2 raccoons. CDV -specific antigens were demonstrated in the lung sections on immunofluorescent assay. The present report describes an outbreak of CDV infection in a zoo and indicates the range of susceptible zoo animal species.